Season 10
Episodes • 2021
1. How I Spent My Summer VIII (Ben Vs. The Sony AV-3600 Videocorder)
45 min...because cassettes are for poseurs.
▶ Watch Episode2. Record Ripoffs Vol. 11 ('80's Hits: Woodgrain & Neon)
34 minSome of the most grody tunes we’ve ever covered fer sure, fer sure.
▶ Watch Episode3. USA Networkisms (A Willfully Premature Eulogy)
26 minLet us take an all-night flight to remember why USA once was “America’s Favorite Cable Network”…
▶ Watch Episode4. Random CD's
35 minWhatdaya do when you’ve had your fill of analog media? Start hittin’ the ones and zeros…
▶ Watch Episode5. Silent Treatment (A Celebration of Silent Movie Day)
41 minBenny-boy celebrates the first annual Silent Movie Day by…talking at great length about the silents. Nobody ever accused him of being sharp…
▶ Watch Episode6. Dodgy Demo DVD's
26 minAs of this posting, we’re right on the edge of the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the DVD. Guess it’s finally ripe for Archivedom…
▶ Watch Episode7. Benny M.'s TV Party (Halloween Special 2021)
22 min“Benny & The Bot”…coming this fall to KLAK…whether Ben likes it or not. NOTE: Just consider this a 20-minute art film.
▶ Watch Episode8. Bad '80's Syndicated Sitcoms
19 minBenny the Script Doctor makes a housecall regarding some bad sitcoms.
▶ Watch Episode9. OA's Greatest Commercials
32 min10 ads (or series thereof) selected by viewers. Any turkeys in this Thanksgiving episode are purely coincidental.
▶ Watch Episode10. FBI Film Raids & Betamax Blues
24 minAh, the good, old days. Back when owning a 16mm film or recording something off the TV could get you a visit from the Feds. Good times…
▶ Watch Episode11. Christmas Special 2021 (A Good Ol' Archive Christmas)
42 minArchivisms roasting on an open fire…
▶ Watch Episode12. PCM Audio on Videotape (Betamax, VHS & U-Matic)
26 minHey buddy, wanna hear my (horribly impractical) mixtape?
▶ Watch Episode13. Overplayed Commercials (1960's - 2001)
31 min100% pure, shameless, unfettered nostalgia, courtesy of the Oddity Archive®
▶ Watch Episode14. Valentine's Day Special 2022 (It's A Love Thing)
34 minLearn all about the fine art of meeting Ben!
▶ Watch Episode15. Vinyl Potpourri Vol. 3 (Gimmick Records)
31 minVinyl Potpourri is back! It’s a (1,885 second) miracle!
▶ Watch Episode16. Prehistoric UHF (Early UHF TV in the U.S.)
24 minA solid-state tuner is recommended for the viewing of this OA episode…in some way we haven’t figured out yet.
▶ Watch Episode17. Cult VHS Distributors Vol. 2 (Sinister Cinema & Vestron Video)
27 minAnother (belated) salute to the bottom of the Mom-and-Pop video rental store barrel!
▶ Watch Episode18. VHS Vault Vol. 19 (Business Scams)
26 minIt’s time for the New $25,000 Pyramid…scheme.
▶ Watch Episode19. Radio Stunting
34 minTimes are changing and KLAK-AM needs to keep up. As such, let’s look at some gimmicks (stunts) used by other radio stations to plug their new formats…
▶ Watch Episode20. Ben Vs. The Massey-Ferguson Tapes
35 minTaking a leisurely, country stroll through the (cowpie-laden) great audiovisual pasture…
▶ Watch Episode21. Early MP3 Players (Diamond Rio & RCA Lyra 2)
35 minOddity Archive®: Now available in 64kbps mp3!
▶ Watch Episode22. CX Audio Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
30 minFour months, three countries, two-hundred-plus dollars all in the name of…meh. Or, what Dolby was to cassette, CX was (supposed to be) for vinyl.
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